According to Russian and Egyptian sources, and cited by Reuters, a technical fault was to blame for today’s A320 crash of a Russian jetliner with tourists onboard, departing from the Egyptian holiday city of Sharm El Sheikh.
Search and rescue teams are finding bodies in a radius of up to 5 km (3.1 miles) from the crash site. Approximately 150, some burnt, have been pulled out of the wreckage so far.
The sources say the aircraft took almost a vertical trajectory as it plummeted down. Large parts of the fuselage burned in the process.
Police are currently at Kolavia’s headquarters, collecting the necessary documentation to proceed with the investigation.
Kolavia believes human error was not behind the Saturday crash, according to RIA Novosti. The plane had been fully serviced and the pilot was an experienced one, with 12,000 hours under his belt.
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- According to Russian and Egyptian sources, and cited by Reuters, a technical fault was to blame for today’s A320 crash of a Russian jetliner with tourists onboard, departing from the Egyptian holiday city of Sharm El Sheikh.
- The sources say the aircraft took almost a vertical trajectory as it plummeted down.
- The plane had been fully serviced and the pilot was an experienced one, with 12,000 hours under his belt.
